Updates, advisories and surprises

(4:22 PM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Prudential Financial Inc.
PRU, -0.07%
reported second-quarter earnings of $1.17 billion, or $2.49 cents a share, compared to $1.09 billion, or $2.03 cents a share, a year ago on Wednesday. Adjusted earnings were $1.05 billion, or $2.22 a share, compared to a net loss of $517 million, or $1.12 a share, a year ago. Revenue for the quarter rose to $11.11 billion from $11.72 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected adjusted operating income of $2.35 a share on $11.14 billion in revenue. "We are benefiting from growth of fees, especially in our Annuities and Asset Management businesses, continued strong performance in our Retirement business, and the contribution of the individual life insurance business we acquired from The Hartford," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Strangfeld. Prudential shares rose 0.7% on the report in after-hours trading.

Keurig Green Mountain profit rises, but sales weaker than expected

(4:10 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Keurig Green Mountain
GMCR, -1.96%
on Wednesday reported a fiscal third-quarter profit of $155.2 million, or 94 cents a share, compared with a profit of $116.3 million, or 76 cents a share, for the year-earlier period. Revenue rose to $1.02 billion from $967 million. Adjusted profit was 99 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet on average were expecting the coffee-maker to report a profit of 87 cents a share, on revenue of $1.05 billion. Green Mountain shares were down nearly 4% after hours.

Mondelez Q2 revenue falls short of estimates, shares lower

(8:25 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Mondelez International Inc. shares
MDLZ, -1.12%
fell 2.3% in premarket trade after the company reported weaker-than-expected revenue for the second quarter. The maker of Oreo cookies and Nabisco biscuits said it earned $622 million, or 36 cents a share, in the second quarter, up from $601 million, or 33 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted per-share earnings came to 40 cents, a penny ahead of the FactSet consensus. Revenue fell 1.8% to $8.4 billion, compared with the FactSet consensus of $8.679 billion. "Our top line remains challenged by a combination of weaker category growth and some temporary customer and consumer dislocations, as we lead pricing in many of our key markets and categories," Chief Financial Officer David Brearton said in a statement. "We anticipate revenue growth to improve in the second half as coffee pricing headwinds reverse and we cycle more favorable comparisons in China, but we expect the challenging operating environment to continue."

Ralph Lauren profit tops estimates

(8:12 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Ralph Lauren Corp.
RL, -0.58%
said it earned $162 million, or $1.80 a share, in its fiscal first quarter, down from $181 million, or $1.94 a share, in the year-earlier period. Revenue rose 3% to $1.7 billion, buoyed by strong retail growth. The FactSet consensus was for per-share earnings of $1.76 and revenue of $1.725 billion. The company said it still expects full-year revenue growth of 6% to 8% and expects second-quarter revenue growth of 4% to 6%. Margins for 2015 are expected to be 75 to 125 basis points below those of 2014, due to investments in the company's global retail infrastructure. Shares were not yet active in premarket trade.

UPDATE: AOL revenue tops estimates on strong global advertising

(8:00 AM ET) (Adds adjusted per-share earnings) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- AOL Inc.
AOL, +0.46%
said it earned $28.2 million, or 34 cents a share, in the second quarter, down from $28.5 million, or 35 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Adjusted per-share earnings came to 45 cents a share. Revenue rose 12% to $606.8 million, boosted by a 60% rise in third-party platform sales and a 20% rise in global advertising. The FactSet consensus was for per-share earnings of 45 cents and revenue of $594 million. The company said its board has approved a share-buyback program of up to $150 million. Shares were not yet active in premarket trade.

Molson Coors profit, sales top estimates

(7:42 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Molson Coors Brewing Company
TAP, -0.37%
said it earned $290.7 million, or $1.56 a share, in the second quarter, up from $267.3 million, or $1.44 a share, in the year-earlier period, buoyed by its MillerCoors and Europe businesses. Adjusted per-share earnings were $1.57 a share, well ahead of the FactSet consensus of $1.47. Sales rose to $1.19 billion from $1.18 billion, also ahead of the FactSet consensus of $1.18 billion. Worldwide beer volume fell 0.9% in the period, the company said in a statement. "In the second half of 2014, we will manage through the aftermath of the flooding in Central Europe and the loss of the Modelo brands in Canada," said Chief Executive Peter Swinburn. Shares were not yet active in premarket trade.

Time Warner remains 10% lower after profit tops views

(7:37 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Time Warner Inc.
TWX, -1.01%
remained 10% lower after the media company reported profit that topped Wall Street expectations Wednesday Morning. The company said it earned a profit of $850 million, or 95 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with $771 million, or 81 cents a share in the same quarter a year ago. Adjusted per-share earnings rose to 98 cents a share versus 76 cents a year ago. Sales climbed to $6.79 billion from $6.61 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expected profit of 84 cents a share on sales of $6.88 billion. The company also reaffirmed its forecast for full-year per share earnings growth by percentage to be in "low teens." Shares of Time Warner had fallen after Tuesday's closing bell when 21st Century Fox Inc.
FOXA, -1.23%
said it would withdraw its bid to take over the company.

Viacom profit, revenue fall short of estimates

(7:08 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Viacom Inc.
VIA, +0.41%VIAB, +0.23%
said it earned $610 million, or $1.40 a share, in its fiscal third quarter, down from $643 million, or $1.31 a share, in the same period a year ago. The owner of Paramount studios and a range of TV networks, including MTV, VHI and Nickelodeon, said adjusted per-share earnings came to $1.42, a penny shy of the FactSet consensus. Revenue fell to $3.42 billion from $3.693 billion a year ago, compared with a FactSet consensus of $3.561 billion. A decline in the company's filmed entertainment division was partially offset by an increase in media networks revenue, the company said in a statement. Shares were not yet active in premarket trade.

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